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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 79, No. 170 

Wednesday, September 3, 2014 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

August 27, 2014. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments 

regarding (a) whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of burden including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments regarding this information 

collection received by October 3, 2014 

will be considered. Written comments 

should be addressed to: Desk Officer for 

Agriculture, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), New 

Executive Office Building, 725–17th 

Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. 

Commenters are encouraged to submit 

their comments to OMB via email to: 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. Copies of the submission(s) may 

be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

National Institute of Food and 

Agriculture 

Title: Application Package and 

Reporting Requirements for the 

Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment 

Program (VMLRP). 

OMB Control Number: 0524–0047. 

Summary of Collection: In January 

2003, the National Veterinary Medical 

Service Act (NVMSA) was passed into 

law adding section 1415A to the 

National Agricultural Research, 

Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 

1997. This law established a new 

Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment 

Program (VMLRP) (7 U.S.C. 3151a) 

authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture 

to carry out a program of entering into 

agreements with veterinarians under 

which they agree to provide veterinary 

services in veterinarian shortage 

situations. The purpose of the program 

is to assure an adequate supply of 

trained food animal veterinarians in 

shortage situations and provide USDA 

with a pool of veterinary specialists to 

assist in the control and eradication of 

animal disease outbreaks. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

information collected allows the 

National Institute of Food and 

Agriculture to request from VMLRP 

applicants’ information related to 

eligibility, qualification, career interests, 

and recommendations necessary to 

evaluate their applications for 

repayment of educational indebtedness 

in return for agreeing to provide 

veterinary services in veterinarian 

shortage situations. The information 

will also be used to determine an 

applicant’s eligibility for participation 

in the program. 

Description of Respondents: 

Individuals or households; Business or 

other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 600. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Biennially. 

Total Burden Hours: 1,350. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–20828 Filed 9–2–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–09–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–FV–14–0067] 

Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, the 

Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is 

announcing a meeting of the Fruit and 

Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee 

(Committee). The meeting is being 

convened to examine the full spectrum 

of fruit and vegetable issues and provide 

recommendations and ideas to the 

Secretary of Agriculture on how the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture (USDA) can 

tailor programs and services to better 

meet the needs of the U.S. produce 

industry. The meeting is open to the 

public. This notice sets forth the 

schedule and location for the meeting. 

DATES: Monday, September 29, 2014, 

from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and 

Tuesday, September 30, 2014, from 8:30 

a.m. to 1:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The Committee meeting 

will be held at the Hyatt Regency 

Crystal City Hotel, at 2799 Jefferson 

Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia 

22202. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marlene Betts, Acting Designated 

Federal Official, USDA, AMS, Fruit and 

Vegetable Program; Telephone: (202) 

720–3334; Email: 

Marlene.betts@ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA)(5 U.S.C. App.), the Secretary of 

Agriculture (Secretary) established the 

Committee in 2001, to examine the full 

spectrum of issues faced by the fruit and 

vegetable industry and to provide 

suggestions and ideas to the Secretary 

on how USDA can tailor its programs to 

meet the fruit and vegetable industry’s 

needs. The Committee was re-chartered 

in July 2013, for a two-year period. 

A notice soliciting nominations was 

published in the Federal Register on 

November 25, 2013 (78 FR 70259). The 

Secretary appointed members to the 

Committee in July 2014. Each member 

serves either a two or three-year term, 

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and no member shall serve more than 

six consecutive years on the Committee. 

AMS oversees the Committee to ensure 

that it is administered according to the 

FACA. 

AMS Deputy Administrator for the 

Fruit and Vegetable Program, Charles 

Parrott, serves as the Committee’s 

Executive Secretary. Representatives 

from USDA mission areas and other 

government agencies affecting the fruit 

and vegetable industry are called upon 

to participate in the Committee’s 

meetings as determined by the 

Committee. AMS is giving notice of the 

Committee meeting to the public so that 

they may attend and present their 

recommendations. The meeting is open 

to the public. Reference to dates and 

addresses section for the time and place 

of the meeting. 

Agenda items will include, but are not 

limited to, welcome and introductions, 

administrative matters, selection of 

Committee Chairman and ViceChairman, and discussions by the 

Committee on the full spectrum of 

issues facing the fruit and vegetable 

industry. The Committee will determine 

the areas that they would like to address 

concerning the Department’s programs. 

Public Comments: Those parties that 

would like to speak at the meeting 

should register on or before September 

19, 2014. To register as a speaker, please 

email your name and all of the names 

of people planning to give oral 

comments, the organizations or interests 

represented, business addresses, email 

addresses, and telephone numbers to 

Ms. Marlene Betts, Acting Designated 

Federal Officer (DFO) at: 

Marlene.betts@ams.usda.gov or 

telephone at (202) 720–3334. Speakers 

who have registered in advance will be 

given priority. Written public comments 

may be submitted electronically by 

September 19, 2014, for the Committee’s 

consideration to www.regulations.gov or 

mail to: 1400 Independence Avenue 

SW., Room 2077–South, STOP 0235, 

Washington, DC 20250–0235. The 

meeting will be recorded, and 

information about obtaining a transcript 

will be provided at the meeting. 

Meeting Accommodations: The 

meeting hotel is ADA compliant, and 

the USDA provides reasonable 

accommodations to individuals with 

disabilities where appropriate. If you 

need a reasonable accommodation to 

participate in this public meeting, 

please notify Marlene Betts at 

marlene.betts@ams.usda.gov or (202) 

720–3334. Determinations for 

reasonable accommodations will be 

made on a case-by-case basis. 

Dated: August 27, 2014. 

Rex A. Barnes, 

Associate Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2014–20833 Filed 9–2–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Information Collection: Generic 

Information Collection Clearance for 

STEW–MAP, the Stewardship Mapping 

and Assessment Project 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Forest Service is seeking comments 

from all interested individuals and 

organizations on the new information 

collection Generic Information 

Collection Clearance for STEW–MAP, 

the Stewardship Mapping and 

Assessment Project. 

DATES: Comments must be received in 

writing on or before November 3, 2014 

to be assured of consideration. 

Comments received after that date will 

be considered to the extent practicable. 

ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this 

notice should be addressed to Lynne 

Westphal, USDA Forest Service, 1033 

University Place, Suite 360, Evanston, 

IL 60201. 

Comments also may be submitted via 

facsimile to 847–866–9506 or by email 

to lwestphal@fs.fed.us. Please put 

‘‘Comments re: STEW–MAP’’ in the 

subject line. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice may be made available to the 

public through relevant Web sites and 

upon request. For this reason, please do 

not include in your comments 

information of a confidential nature, 

such as sensitive personal information 

or proprietary information. If you send 

an email comment, your email address 

will be automatically captured and 

included as part of the comment that is 

placed in the public docket and made 

available on the Internet. Please note 

that responses to this public comment 

request containing any routine notice 

about the confidentiality of the 

communication will be treated as public 

comments that may be made available to 

the public notwithstanding the 

inclusion of the routine notice. 

The public may inspect the draft 

supporting statement and/or comments 

received at USDA Forest Service, 1033 

University Place, Suite 360, Evanston, 

IL during normal business hours. 

Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to 

847–866–9311 to facilitate entry to the 

building. The public may request an 

electronic copy of the draft supporting 

statement and/or any comments 

received be sent via return email. 

Requests should be emailed to 

lwestphal@fs.fed.us. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lynne Westphal at 847–866–9311 

extension 11. Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

twenty-four hours a day, every day of 

the year, including holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Generic Information Collection 

Clearance for STEW–MAP, the 

Stewardship Mapping and Assessment 

Project. 

OMB Number: 0596—NEW. 

Type of Request: New. 

Abstract: Local environmental 

stewardship groups are essential for 

ensuring the vibrancy of natural areas in 

urban environments. Urban natural 

areas provide a range of benefits and 

services including stormwater 

management, air pollution removal, 

urban heat island mitigation, carbon 

storage, wildlife habitat, recreation 

opportunities, stress reduction, aesthetic 

beauty, noise reduction, increased 

property values, and reduced energy 

use. The work of civic environmental 

stewards leverages the efforts of local 

government officials in maintaining 

these resources, especially in lean 

budget times. Civic stewardship 

organizations, including nonprofits, 

faith-based groups, formal and informal 

community groups, and coalitions, are 

often involved in, for example, planting 

trees, organizing community gardens, 

offering environment-themed classes, 

engaging with local officials on behalf of 

the environment, monitoring plants or 

animals, and cleaning up nearby parks 

or natural areas. People who do this 

work are stewards of their local 

environments, even if they do not 

normally use the word ‘‘steward’’ or 

think of what they do as ‘‘stewardship.’’ 

In urban areas, the roles of civic 

environmental stewards and their levels 

of engagement and commitment are 

often not understood by land managers 

and other decision makers. This means 

that the valuable services they provide 

are not appreciated and built on to full 

advantage. In addition, stewards 

themselves may not be aware of others 

doing similar work in their area so there 

may be lost opportunities for 

collaboration between groups. 

The purpose of this research is to 

gather information on civic stewardship 

groups and their efforts such as where 

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